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Food, Inc.

Posted on : 07-11-2009 | By : Cindy | In : Mediawatch, Policy watch & public health, Unhealthy, Vids

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The Food, Inc. movie trailer:

I saw this movie today with a group of food writers. It’s not fun to watch – I shut my eyes a few times. But if you eat food, you need to see it. Thankfully the situation is not so bad in New Zealand – most of our cows eat grass, not corn!  But we are heading in the same direction. The movie ends by telling us exactly what we can do to make a difference. I especially like the comment about saying grace. Now there’s a novel idea – thanking God for the food we’ve stuffed up!

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